Shekhar Suman’s son Adhyayan, was spotted by Ajay Devgan at a saloon, and what happened next was a call from Kumar Mangat, Ajay’s business manager. Mangat, who was all set to launch his daughter Amita Pathak, was on the lookout for new faces to cast opposite her. So, Adhyayan became one of the faces to be launched with Amita in Haal-E-Dil. Sadly, it did not turn out to be his dream launch and he was sulking for almost a year until Mahesh Bhatt decided to re-launch him with Raaz 2. He is obviously nervous and expecting a lot from his re-entry. “After my first film, I had become a little insecure and scared, till the Bhatts came to my rescue,” he says.
People are expecting a lot out of Raaz-the mystery continues, and a lot from him also. Post Haal-E-Dil, Adhyayan was not in great spirits. Perhaps realising this, dad Shekhar Suman whilst shooting with Mahesh Bhatt for a TV show, Jhoom India Jhoom, approached the film maker to re-launch his son. Things now look Hunky-dory, but that’s all only once the Raaz happened. However, Adhyayan prefers to look at Haal… positively. For a fact, it taught him to insist on a script and narration, that things should not be trusted easily. It also helped him understand the nuances of acting.
The Bhatts initially did not plan to cast him in Raaz… he was first signed for a solo film, but later Mukesh Bhatt changed his mind. He felt that it was important for Adhyayan to do a two hero sujbect first before he could be built up as a solo hero. He has now finished work on another of Bhatt’s projects-Jashn with Anjana Sukhani and Shahana Goswami and is pretty excited about his solo project. Films and film making were always on Adhyayan’s mind. However, the actor in him awakened when he went to the New York Film Academy in US to study film making. He did a few short films and one with his dad and Javed Jaffery. Often explaining to people how to act made him think about acting, but was hesitant because of his 120kg weight. That was the turning point; Adhyayan hit the gym, shed the excess baggage, and headed homewards.